Pregnant Petre calm, zoo keepers keep close eye on baby

By Alana Schetzer
Updated May 8 2015 - 5:15pm, first published May 5 2015 - 9:23pm
Melbourne Zoo vet Dr Kate Bodley carries out an ultrasound on Petre,  the pregnant West African pygmy hippopotamus. She is due to give birth around May 23. Photo: Pat Scala
Melbourne Zoo vet Dr Kate Bodley carries out an ultrasound on Petre, the pregnant West African pygmy hippopotamus. She is due to give birth around May 23. Photo: Pat Scala

Petre is just like any expectant mother – eating for two, taking it easy and enjoying the last few days before the birth. Except, of course, Petre is a pygmy hippopotamus.

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